The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21
baseball Notes.


Arson, Ryan and Gasscock have made loo
simon pure hits this season.
At Brownsburg, yesterday the Plainfield club
was defeated by the Brownsberg team, 81 to IL.
In Toronto the other day. Ed Crane struck on
three of the Jersey City team on twelve pitched
balls in the fifth inning.
Twitchell's batting average is 1853. He has
not yet got his base called balls and has
failed to make a hit in but four games out of 80
this
Justice Latham has run the lists ot League,
Association, International and Southern League
clubs, and is now quartered with the Columbus,
an Ohio League team.
A quilt upon which is represented base ball
field and players is displayed in Albert Calls
window. 1t was made by Mrs. L. C. Meads and
attracts much attention.
1t is said the Cincinnati team will be on the
field next season with very few changes from
the present membership There may be or
two pitchers added but that is all
Burnham, of Boston. says that the League
championship will not be won with percentage
less than .635. To reach these figures the Bos-
tons must win 81 of the AZ games they have yet
to play.
President Won der Abe has received q commu-
nication from George Washington Bradley the
ex-pItcher. ex-general player and ex-manager
Offering his services and stating that he was in
Zine trim"
Hatfield, of the Portland (Me.l team, a
brother of John Hatfield the famous long dis
distance thrower, is highly spoken of as base
and 115 runs to his credit this
1t is stated that the Chicagos have made an
offer to Easterbrook. formerly of the New
Yorks and Metropolitans. to play at third base
in place of Tom Burns, who is said to be the
weakest mem Der of the Chicago nine
Last week President Soden. of the Boston
club received note in which was inclosed ST.. 90,
and the signature Of Conscience attached.
Some had probably received the wrong
change to that amount in paying for his ticket.
President Stearns of the Detroit club is look
ing into the record of Parsons, the successful
left handed pitcher of the Rochester club. He
says has faith in good left -han6ed twirlers
and that such a man is what Detroit needs
The Boston Courier has hit on a plan for
remedying the trouble that all the leagues have
Bob Ferguson in charge OF the staff of UNI
pires, and let him be responsible for the supply
of sood men. The plan is worth trying"
The Indianapolis players left last evening for
Philadelphia where they will remain until after
Wednesdays game. They go thence to Wash
ineton where they will play four games and to
New York and Boston From the latter city
they go to Pittsburg and thence to Chicago.
St. Louis Republican: The Indianapolis club
has secured Tom Brown. late of the Pittsburgs
He go to first base faster than any man in
the profession, but ia not particularly good
otherwise as base-runner. He will help to
strengthen the weak out-held which the old
Maroons have always had.
The latest base ball sensation is that the Asso-
citation will plant club in Chicago in opposition
to the League team of that city. In order to do
this the Association will either have to gain the
consent of Spalding. President of the Chicago
League club, or withdraw from the national
agreement and declare war.
ST. Louis paper says that the League
for the championship is the prettiest and most
exciting ever known in the annals of base ball.
The Dennant may be by any of the five
leading clubs The Phadelphias who fifth,
only four games behind the leader IN games
lost, and seven behind in games The
Phillies could the pennant yet with the aid
of pitcher like Ramsey.
Every time Chief Roseman gets up to the bat
the spectators shout "Gay boy, Cornell"
The origin of the phrase is as follows: While
playing out West at the beginning of the season,
one or the players of the opposing
named Cornell, aud every time he would hit
ball the players would say Gay boy, Cornell"
1t appears that the NETS" were one run ahead
In the ninth inning and their opponents went in
to close the inning. Two men got their bases